Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A8981A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2023-A8981 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8413
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §176.85, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3800, S5231

2023-A8981 - Summary

Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident which is a class E felony.

2023-A8981 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8981
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   staging a construction site accident
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 176.85 to
 read as follows:
 § 176.85 STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT WHEN,  WITH
 INTENT TO COMMIT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, HE OR
 SHE  ENTERS  A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND INTENTIONALLY STAGES AN ACCIDENT ON
 SUCH SITE WITH THE INTENT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.
   STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14136-01-4

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2023-A8981A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8413
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §176.85, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3800, S5231

2023-A8981A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident which is a class E felony.

2023-A8981A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8981--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, ARDILA, HYNDMAN, HEVESI, LUCAS, PRETLOW,
   ZEBROWSKI, LAVINE, BLUMENCRANZ, BENDETT, MCGOWAN, DINOWITZ  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   staging a construction site accident
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 176.85 to
 read as follows:
 § 176.85 STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT WHEN,  WITH
 INTENT  TO COMMIT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, SUCH
 PERSON ENTERS A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND INTENTIONALLY STAGES  AN  ACCIDENT
 ON  SUCH  SITE  WITH  THE INTENT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, OR DIRECTS,
 HIRES, REQUESTS, ENCOURAGES, ORCHESTRATES OR INVITES ANOTHER  INDIVIDUAL
 TO ENTER A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND INTENTIONALLY STAGE AN ACCIDENT ON SUCH
 SITE WITH THE INTENT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.
   STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14136-02-4

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.